What is the Least Common Multiple of 25852 and 25859?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 25852 and 25859 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25852 and 25859, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25852,25859) = 1
LCM(25852,25859) = ( 25852 × 25859) / 1
LCM(25852,25859) = 668506868 / 1
LCM(25852,25859) = 668506868

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25852 and 25859 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25852 and 25859. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25852 and 25859.

Prime Factorization of 25852

Prime Factorization of 25859

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25852 and 25859.

LCM(25852,25859) = 2² × 23¹ × 281¹ × 19¹ × 1361¹
LCM(25852,25859) = 668506868